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Thursday, 26 April 2012

Creative Space - Work Table

Everybody needs a creative workspace. Somewhere where you can lay out something you are working on and not have to pack it up at dinnertime. I have an area upstairs that I have claimed as my creative space, I just needed to set it up.

Firstly I needed a desk or work table. I searched eBay and finally found this.

It's a soid pine table, with large turned legs. It's not an antique but it is old, not just a modern reproduction. I picked it up for about $100.

It had a few scratches on the top, so I gave the top a light sand and varnished it with some cedar stain/varnish. Then I painted the underside of the table and legs in Dulux Whisper White.

I love having the big wide surface of a table rather than a slim desk. It means I can easily wrap presents and set up my sewing machine with plenty of room. The old blue chair is the roadkill piece my husband found in the street.

After painting the table, I then created a collage wall and some stylish storage to hold all the crafty pieces. I'll share some more on that next.

Kylie, I live in Brisbane and I too just bought a very similar table off eBay and it just occurred to me that we may have been bidding on these against each other - hehe! The one I got was old and has a plain top and black legs which I've kept black as my place is full of riotess bright colours and patterns (most likely your nightmare) hence my absolute love of your blog and the differences between us. You've done a beautiful job as usual :)

Oh no Brenda. I hope we weren't bidding against each other! Actually I like black. I have on old timber buthcher's block that belonged to my Dad, and I can feel some black legs coming on!!!!ThanksKylie xx